René Gabriel

René Gabriel (14 September 1899 – 30 October 1950) was a French decorative artist and designer who specialized in furniture series (meuble de série).

[2] At the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts in Paris he designed the Chambre de Jeune Fille at the Ambassade Française.

His designs covered a wide range, and included elegant florals or landscapes and jazzy abstractions.

[1] After World War II (1939–45) Gabriel had considerable influence through the courses that he gave at ENSAD, and also for his work on the reconstruction of Le Havre, where he was commissioned to design furniture by the architect Auguste Perret.

[5] Paul Breton, director of the Salon des arts ménagers, created a prize in Gabriel's honor in 1951 to boost mass production of high-quality modern furniture.